Meaning of 卖人情
卖人情 means to do someone a deliberate favor in order to curry favor; to ingratiate oneself. Pronounced mài rén qíng.
- to do someone a deliberate favor in order to curry favor; to ingratiate oneself
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
zhè这
me么
zuò做
gēn根
běn本
bù不
shì是
zhēn真
xīn心
bāng帮
máng忙
，
bù不
guò过
shì是
zài在
mài卖
rén人
qíng情
。
He's not genuinely helping by doing this; he's just currying favor.
Bié别
yǐ以
wéi为
qǐng请
wǒ我
chī吃
dùn顿
fàn饭
jiù就
shì是
mài卖
rén人
qíng情
，
wǒ我
kě可
bù不
qiàn欠
nǐ你
de的
。
Don't think that buying me a meal is doing me a favor; I don't owe you anything.
Lǎo老
bǎn板
ǒu偶
ěr尔
pī批
gè个
tè特
jià假
，
yě也
shì是
zài在
yuán员
gōng工
miàn面
qián前
mài卖
rén人
qíng情
。
When the boss occasionally approves a special leave, he's also currying favor with the employees.
Tā他
mài卖
rén人
qíng情
bāng帮
nǐ你
jiě解
jué决
le了
wèn问
tí题
，
yǐ以
hòu后
kěn肯
dìng定
yào要
zhǎo找
nǐ你
bàn办
shì事
。
He deliberately helped you solve the problem to curry favor; he'll definitely ask you for a favor later.
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